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On the neighboring Blue Star - Northern Hemisphere - Asia - Huaxia - Ezhou - Jiangcheng... in a clean rental apartment.
A rather handsome young man was sitting at his computer, the screen displaying a pixelated world.
He was clearly playing Minecraft.
A phone was placed to the side, live-streaming the young man's game footage.
Suddenly, the young man roared, "Yaaahoooo!!!"
A sword appeared on the screen, its blade shimmering with a blue, starry pattern.
It was—the Sword of the Cosmos!
The moment the sword appeared, the live-stream chat erupted.
"Of all the monkeys on the mountain, my ass is the reddest: Holy crap! Lin Bro actually crafted this sword from scratch!"
"I am Madara: From this day forward, I shall call you the strongest!"
"I will eat three catties of shit: You're the man for being able to make the Sword of the Cosmos without a Transmutation Table!"
"Aisin-Gioro • Diarrhea: Hey person above, what a nice name!"
"Of all the monkeys on the mountain, my ass is the reddest: I knew Lin Bro was the most badass, otherwise, how would he dare to use his real name online!"
"Eat shit, you: Wait! Look at Lin Bro!"
Someone suddenly posted that message.
Everyone who saw the message looked at Lin Tian, who was sitting in his chair.
His hands were raised high, his face filled with the joy of victory, but the light had already vanished from his eyes.
"Of all the monkeys on the mountain, my ass is the reddest: Whoa, whoa! What's wrong with Lin Bro? Why isn't he moving?"
"I like lolis: I don't know, his eyes look... dead?"
"I love my little sister's jade feet the most: For real, holy crap, the light is gone from his eyes!"
"I will eat three catties of shit: Lin Bro pulled an all-nighter for five days and five nights straight, not resting at all except to eat and use the bathroom. I think it's actually possible!"
"I am Madara: Wait! Lin Bro is disappearing!!!"
"Wants to lick a loli's little sister: The person above, what are you talking about? How can a person... holy crap!"
Right before their eyes, Lin Tian's body, sitting in front of the computer desk, gradually turned into specks of light and disappeared.
The viewers in the live-stream room were all stunned. Someone even called the police.
But none of this had anything to do with Lin Tian anymore.
.........
In a sun-drenched, beautiful forest.
A figure was lying on the ground.
After an unknown amount of time, the figure gradually began to stir.
He pushed himself up from the ground and slowly stood.
"Ugh~, where is this~? How did I end up here?"
He looked at the surrounding scenery. It had a pixelated art style, and everything was shaped like blocks.
'Wait a minute... blocks?!'
Lin Tian was suddenly wide awake.
'Have I... transmigrated?!'
'And into "Minecraft" of all places?'
He looked down at his clothes, which were the same as before he transmigrated. A white T-shirt on top, black casual pants on the bottom, and he even had a pair of white sneakers on his feet?
'Phew~ At least it's not some wilderness survival situation like Bear Grylls.'
Lin Tian was grateful that he at least had clothes to wear.
Then, he began to survey his surroundings again.
He had definitely transmigrated into "Minecraft", but what was he supposed to do?
Lin Tian called out in his mind.
'Cheat?'
'System?'
'Transmigration Gate?'
'Chat Group?'
'Creative Mode?'
........
Lin Tian mentally called out every transmigration staple he had ever read about, but unfortunately, there was no response.
A cold feeling started to creep into his heart.
'Sigh~'
Lin Tian sighed. Did he really transmigrate without any kind of cheat?
With no other choice, Lin Tian could only rely on himself.
'I wonder if I have Steve's all-powerful right hand?'
As for keeping his inventory upon death or respawning? He wasn't about to test that with his own life. What if a little test resulted in his "last breath"?
Lin Tian walked up to an oak tree and raised his right hand.
"Thwack!"
"Holy crap!"
Lin Tian shook his hand vigorously. There was pain!
However, looking at the crack that had appeared on the oak log he had just hit, he guessed that he should still be able to break it.
Suddenly, a jolt of electricity shot through his mind.
'Could it be that the cheat only activates after I break the first block of wood?'
After all, that was a common setup in some novels!
Realizing this was a real possibility, Lin Tian immediately grew excited!
Enduring the sharp pain from punching the tree, Lin Tian hammered away at the oak log, one punch after another, even using his left hand!
According to the game's mechanics, it should only take 16 punches with a bare hand, but Lin Tian, alternating between his left and right fists, had to punch it over a hundred times before a single log broke off.
Feeling the intense pain radiating from his hands, Lin Tian's arms trembled as he waited expectantly for a system's electronic voice.
But after a long wait, no sound came. Lin Tian's hopes were dashed once again.
Looking at the floating tree and the fist-sized log drop, he endured the stinging pain in his hands and his disappointment at the lack of a system, and tried to grab the log.
The moment Lin Tian's hand touched the log, it shot directly into his body.
At the same time, an electronic voice sounded in his mind.
"[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining your first dropped item. The MC Mod System will now bind to you. [Yes/No]]"
Hearing the electronic voice in his head, Lin Tian's expression immediately turned to one of elation.
'It's true! The transmigrator's essential system!'
'So I had to get the first dropped item to activate it!'
"Yes!" Lin Tian hurriedly agreed.
"[Ding! The MC Mod System has been bound.]"
"[Ding! Would you like to open the Novice Gift Pack?]"
"Yes!"
"[Ding! Congratulations on receiving Steve's All-Powerful Right Arm.]"
"[Ding! Congratulations on receiving Steve's Physique.]"
"[Ding! Congratulations on receiving Steve's Inventory.]"
"[Ding! Congratulations on receiving the Infinite Revival Ability.]"
Lin Tian felt a warmth spread throughout his body, and the pain in his hands gradually disappeared.
At the same time, he felt his right arm become incredibly powerful, as if he could kill a cow with a single punch!
'Infinite Revival? Does that mean if I had died before, I would have really been dead for good?'
Lin Tian didn't dwell on it. What mattered was that he had it now.
And there was also an inventory?
"System, what does Steve's Inventory do? How do I use it?"
"Replying to Host, Steve's Inventory gives you 36 backpack slots. It is used exactly like in the game. Just silently say 'open inventory' in your mind."
'Is that so?'
'Open inventory.'
When Lin Tian said this in his mind, a panel appeared before his eyes, identical to the one in Minecraft, except the image of Steve was replaced by his own.
Lin Tian also noticed a single log in his inventory.
With a thought, the log appeared in his hand.
He tossed the log in his hand. He couldn't feel any weight at all!
Looking at the partially broken oak tree in front of him, Lin Tian punched one of the logs.
This time, it only took 16 punches, and he felt no pain whatsoever!
Lin Tian was incredibly excited. In his previous life, as a minor streamer, he too had dreamed of transmigrating.
Now that he really had, and had gained such powerful abilities, how could he not be excited?
"By the way, System, what kind of functions do you have?"
"[Ding! This is the MC Mod System. As the name implies, its purpose is to unlock all kinds of mods for the Host.]"
"..."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
Lin Tian was a little speechless. It really was simple.
"So how do I unlock more mods?"
"......"